State v. Peggy L. Shores

ENTRY ORDER

¶ 1. Defendant appeals the trial court's March 31, 2017 decision to deny bail pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 7553. We affirm.

¶ 2. On February 23, 2017, the State charged defendant with second degree murder in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2301. Defendant was arraigned on that date and pleaded not guilty to the charge. The State moved to hold defendant without bail. The trial court scheduled a weight of evidence hearing to determine whether to grant the State's motion pursuant to 13 V.S.A. § 7553. The evidence presented at the weight of evidence hearing on March 29 included the following.

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